Summary

Snowplows have come through and the heirs are no longer snowbound; at last the heirs are free to move outside Sunset Towers for their investigations.

Angela, directed by Sydelle (who is still in the hospital), investigates some of their clues with no results. Denton and the hospital's psychiatrist inform Angela thatalthough Sydelle is truly injured nowthe malady before the accident was a fabrication. Angela decides to go along with Sydelle's act, pretends she doesn't know that Sydelle's former "wasting illness" was a fake, and Sydelle's spirits are instantly lifted. Later on, Theo tells Angela that he's discovered the source for the quote "May God thy gold refine." The quote is from the song "America, the Beautiful." Angela also finds a mysterious note in her bag with two clues taped to the bottom as if they were a gift.